The Yoke of Babylon

27 At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah[a] son of Josiah, king of Judah,(A) this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:[b] This is what the Lord said to me: “Make chains and yoke bars(B) for yourself and put them on your neck.(C) Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon(D) through messengers who are coming to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:1 Some Hb mss, Syr, Arabic; other Hb mss, DSS read Jehoiakim
  2. 27:1 LXX omits this v.

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